Name: Easy Baked Falafel with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Olive oil, divided - 2 tablespoons; Chickpeas, drained and rinsed - 1 (15 ounce) can; Onion, diced - ¾; Packed chopped fresh cilantro - ¼ cup; Packed chopped fresh parsley - ¼ cup; Garlic, smashed - 3 cloves; Small lemon, zested - 1; Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon; Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon; Red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - ⅓ cup; Egg, beaten - 1; Plain Greek yogurt - ½ cup; Seeded and minced cucumber, squeezed dry - ¼ cup; Fresh lemon juice - 2 teaspoons; Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon; Salt to taste - 1 teaspoon; Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch

Easy Baked Falafel with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Easy Baked Falafel with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce

1. Cooking spray -

2. Olive oil, divided - 2 tablespoons

3. Chickpeas, drained and rinsed - 1 (15 ounce) can

4. Onion, diced - ¾

5. Packed chopped fresh cilantro - ¼ cup

6. Packed chopped fresh parsley - ¼ cup

7. Garlic, smashed - 3 cloves

8. Small lemon, zested - 1

9. Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon

10. Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon

11. Red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon

12. Baking powder - ½ teaspoon

13. All-purpose flour - ⅓ cup

14. Egg, beaten - 1

15. Plain Greek yogurt - ½ cup

16. Seeded and minced cucumber, squeezed dry - ¼ cup

17. Fresh lemon juice - 2 teaspoons

18. Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon

19. Salt to taste - 1 teaspoon

20. Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Easy Baked Falafel with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce

1. Stage

Coat a 9x13-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray and 1 tablespoon olive oil and place inside the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). C

2. Stage

Combine chickpeas, onion, cilantro, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, cumin, salt, red pepper flakes, and baking powder in a food processor. Pulse until minced but not yet pasty. Transfer to a bowl and stir in flour and egg until fully incorporated.

3. Stage

Remove baking pan from the oven. Drop golfball-sized portions of chickpea mixture onto the hot pan.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes. Brush falafel with remaining olive oil and flip over. Continue baking until golden on both sides, 15 to 20 minutes more.

5. Stage

Meanwhile, combine yogurt, cucumber, lemon juice, and garlic in a bowl. Season with salt and cayenne pepper. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

6. Stage

Serve falafel with yogurt sauce. Unknown